National Republican., 1887-02-04
CURRENT COMMENT.
The scintiilatlons which Brighten Our
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influence with President Cleveland.
The Chicago Times wants President
Cleveland to resist the influence OF Eng
lish praise, and thinks an ounce OF sand
worth carload of taffy.
The Ashland IN. C.) Herald, while favor
Ing some kind Of Interstate commerce bill,
thinks the one as passed by Congress the
very acme of legal subterfuge.
The great danger of labor troubles lies In
the opportunity they afford inhuman mon
sters to attempt devllish crimes upon limo.
cent people.-dlerandri Gazette.
The second class postmasters have q
grievance and propose going out. Be care
ful, gentlemen; that's Just where the ad-
ministration wants you.- Jersey CITY Ar-
gus.
A hint for spring house cleaning Place
tub OF fresh water in a newly.painted
room, renew IL several times 10 twenty.four
hours, and the odor Of fresh paint will dis
appear.
The Jersey City Argi,s, In view Of the
defenseless condition OF our coast, com.
pares the war talk now heard to a prize
fight challenge from Tom Thumb to John
l.. Sullivan.
The Prince Of Wales is said to be an ar
dent admirer OF Mr.. Gladstone. Neverthe-
less the grand old man will probably sue
ceed In giving home rule to Ireland.-C2eCG-
land Leader.
Gen. Sherman will not attend the dinner
by the Republican club of New York on the
occasion Of Abraham Lincoln's birthday,
as he does not want TO seem to be mixed
up in politics.
Tie Boston Transcript says the congress.
| men voted like flock of sheep on the inter.
| state commerce bill to please everybody.
Queer how gifted with penetration those
Boston editors are.
We do not object to warlke tone in
| Congress In regard to Canada. All we de-
| sire is that II should not try to ERE OFF gun
| Til II is loaded. More powder or less talk.
Hartford Courant.
| The southern press is unanimous for leg
islation for prevention Of a cholera cpl
demic, which is feared will visit this
country by way Of Panama unless stringent
measures are adopted
| Chicago lawyers differ as the legality OF
| the proxy marriage Of foolish Nina Van
Iandt to Murderous Anarchist Spies. II
requires no legal mind to pass judgment on
the propriety OF the alliance.
The gentlemen who reported adversely
on the bill awarding pension to Mrs.
Logan will be remembered by their coun-
| trymen. We communicate this to them by
way of warning.-Phiiadeiphia Press.
1t was feared at first that Mr.. Reagaus
bath record would prejudice the Texas
| legislature against him, but for once the
Democracy has consented TO set aside its
cherished traditions. Philadelphia CAL.
In case of war with Great Britain Toledo
is the only American city on the chain OF
lakes that is capable Of being defended sue
cessfully from a naval attack.-TOicdo Bee.
Rely on the quality Of your beer to kill at
long range, do your
1t is said that pair was arranged be-
tween Hscock and Reagan just before they
| started for their respective states to enter
the senatorehip struggles. Both won. 1t
| is very seldom that one pair wins two such
games.-Bditimore american.
| ~ A census of Paris rats has been taken,
and as O result 1t is estimated that the stock
| OF rodents on hand amounts to about 2, ,500,-
600. Hence no apprehension need be felt
OF scarcity in the kid glove market, says
the New York Commercial-Lttca Herald,
The House pensions committee has re.
ported adversely the bill to pension the
| widow OF Gen. John A. Logan, and thus
| gratifed to some extent the malignant
hatred entertained toward the dead hero by
|
| Union.
When labor represents calm American
manhood fairly demanding its rights, every
American man is with her. When she be-.
comes llannelmouthed demagogue, or a
registering mischief maker, she gains the
right to be regarded as public enemy
BUtdlo Times.
| The deliberation Of the President over the
interstate commerce bill may fairly be in
terpreted as indicating that he does not re-
| gard 1t with that emphatic approval which
was betokened by its rapid passage through
both houses of congress by large major-
tles.-BOstOn Post.
One Of the curious condolences Of nomen-
clature is that the daughter OF Gen. Logan
married Mr.. Tucker, while the daughter
| of Representative Randolph Tucker mar
| ried Mr.. Logan. Each couple have q son.
| The name OF one is Tucker Logan, and the
other is Logan Tucker.
Miss Dawes, daughter of the venerable
senator from Massachusetts, is a bright,
CHEEKY young woman, who likes newspaper
work, and takes her assignment from the
city editors desk like the rest Of the re.
porters on the Pittsfeld paper which has
| secured her services. Utica Herald.
II there were any truth in the story that
Brigham Young had returned to life again
II would be hard lines for the measly old
Mormon. To crawl out of one grave only
to be tumbled into another would be wear
ing upon even prophets constitution at
this time Of Philadelphia Press.
The kingllngs of Europe are plainly vic.
tins OF the war craze, like the great empe-
rors. Greece, Denmark, and Belgium must
make as much ado proportionally over mill.
tary preparations as Germany, Russia, and
Austria, and, like them, be badgered into
burdensome outlays.-Nc,O York Times.
A peculiar natural substance has beer
found In Georgia. yellow material, very
much like beeswax, which, when shaved
off with a knife, rolls up like that article
1t Is kind OF rock, and, while there 1:
nothing aboutit that burns, It becomes a.
hard as ilnt when heated.-Utica Herald.
The decentralization Of the Democracy SC
plaintiyely bewailed by the editor of tht
Louisville Courier Journal, one of the great
chiefs of the party, is not confined at al
to the national organization; II permeate:
the whole Democratic brain and body, and
conclusive indications of II are to be seer
everywhere.-Phiiadelphia Telepaph.
Secretary Bayard is very slow In answer.
ing the Senate's call for the correspondence
between the State Department and Gen
jackson, late minister to Mexico. 1t Is un-
derstood to tell strongly against the depart
ment, and the Secretary doesn't want 1t Il
go to the public. But Gen. jackson,
friends are on the war path, and mean to
yindicate that gentleman.-Ut Utica Herald.
A straw recently taken In the Michigan
senate gave Cleveland five votes for Presi
dent in 1885 and Hill one. The canvass IL
the assembly gave Cleveland fifteen and
Hill FIVE. Six in all is pretty good star
| SO far away from home, III David b, car
find time TO visit few country fairs in that
state this fall the figures will be changed
by another winter Utica Press.
The Canadian press deludes itself when
It concludes that the United States would
submit to almost anything rather than &C
to war. II is true that we do not wish wal
and will 90 to all reasonable lengths to
avoid the dreadful alternative, but at the
same time 1t is entirely true that we will